WV and National Disaster News - December 15, 2022

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WEST VIRGINIA

WEATHER Alerts!
See Winter Weather Advisories & Ice Storm Warnings in West Virginia Today (12/15/2022).
 
COVID
WV DHHR COVID Update & Stats for December 15, 2022 (WV DHHR) – There have been eight deaths reported since yesterday's report, with a total of 7,657 deaths attributed to COVID-19. There are currently 1,028 active COVID-19 cases statewide. For detailed stats, see link.

• Health Officials Warn of Rising Hospitalization Numbers  (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)

Disaster Memorials

• West Virginia-Ohio Silver Bridge collapse remembered 55 years later  (The Exponent Telegram)
• 10 years later | Sissonville pipeline explosion  (WSAZ-TV)
• Remembering West Virginia victims of the Lockerbie bombing  (WDVM-TV) 

 
Infrastructure

• Feds To Contribute $548 Million To Rebuild State's Aging Bridges  (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)
• DEP seeks input from municipalities, counties amid planned expansion of program to remove dilapidated structures  (The Charleston Gazette-Mail)

 
Opioid Crisis

• Study: West Virginia has most fentanyl overdose deaths; Ohio, Kentucky in top 10 (WOWK-TV)

 
NATIONAL NEWS

COVID & Health

• White House to restart free Covid home test program (Politico)
• How a viral siege is making some people sick for weeks, even months (Washington Post)
• Working Parents Are Overwhelmed as Kids Get Sick Again and Again (Bloomberg)
• VA looks to build on pandemic lessons learned to fast-track hiring, onboarding (Federal News Network)

Homeless Crisis

• Los Angeles mayor declares a state of emergency over the homelessness crisis (NPR) 

Migration

• Eric Adams seeks $1B from FEMA as migrant crush swells to 30K (The New York Post)
• City of El Paso to receive millions in upfront funds from FEMA, partial reimbursement for migrant crisis (KTSM News 9 – Texas), related news KVIA News 7 (TX) 

 
Wildfire Recovery

• FEMA job fair aims to get New Mexicans invested in wildfire recovery (Santa Fe New Mexican)

Weather

• Winter Storm Heads for Northeast With Snow And Ice After Delivering Blizzard To Plains (The Weather Channel)
• Nearly 2 dozen tornadoes confirmed across the southern states (AccuWeather)
• Tornado hits New Orleans as massive winter storm sweeps U.S. (NBC News – video), related news:  KTVE News 10 and WWL News 4 

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